Egalitarian Politics in the Age of Globalization

Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 6
Notes on the Contributors......Page 8
List of Abbreviations......Page 9
Introduction: Globalization and the Double-Movement Hypothesis......Page 12
1 Class, Gender and the Politics of Neoliberal Globalization in the USA......Page 18
2 Egalitarian Social Movements in Western Europe: Can They Survive Globalization and the Economic and Monetary Union?......Page 47
3 Latin America in an Age of Inequality: Confronting the New ‘Utopia’......Page 62
4 Engendering Change through Egalitarian Movements: The African Experience......Page 88
5 Egalitarian Responses in Postcommunist Russia......Page 107
6 Nonsocial Movements and Social Nonmovements in China......Page 135
7 Capital, Crisis and Chaos: Indonesia and Malaysia in a Globalizing Era......Page 156
8 Migrant Workers’ Movements in Japan and South Korea......Page 185
9 Conclusion: Pinpointing the Significance of Women’s Empowerment, Recognizing Political Opportunities, Anticipating Transnational Coalitions......Page 216
References......Page 223
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